Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-30
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DEMONSTRATION AT MlLLHEIM
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY!
Last weeks JOURNAL SugGt sttd u
demonstration Of some Kind for the
Fourth and we are glad Ia report that
the suggestion was considered aud ar
rangemcnts made for II very nice celC-
bration. The members Of The Mllihcim
band took the matter in hand last Fri
day evening, appointed soliciting COM
mittees and started out TO collect the
necessary funds. In one evening e.
nough contributions were made 10y our
citizens, who, 10y the way, seemed 10
take Il lively interest in the success of
the thing, To insure IA fine time in gen,
eral. The JOURNAL office run out Il
lot OF attractive colored posters TO prop
erly advertise the fuss and the town
and neighboIing country is ready to take
it all in.
The day will be inau gurated by sey-
eral heavy salutes in the morning and
our citizens will busy themselves to
decorate their places of business and
private residences by making liberal
display OF the stars and stripes. In the
afternoon between and o'clock the
band will play several patriotic airs on
Main street square and there will be Il
liue exhibition of
JAPANESE DAY FIREWORKS,
the greatest novelty ever produced in
this part of the country. There will
also be
BALLOON ASCENSION.
In the evening Mt half past O'Clock
the band will again assemble on Main
street square to give promenade con-
cert and send up another large balloon.
AT Is minutes past eight, sharp, the
diamond and Penn street will be brill
iantly illuminated with colored fires
and the band, under whose auspices the
pyrotechnic exhibition will be given will
march down Penn street TO Centre
street and proceed to the hill across the
creek, directly opposite c. W. Hart
mans residence. They will play an
other piece of music there and at half
past S O'Clock precisely, "A grand eXhi-
bition of "a 800 assortment of
NIGHr FIREWORKS
will take place, intersperSed by several
BALLOON AsCENsIoNs.
The selection of the "Sheep lIill' for
the display of the Rockets. Vertical
Wheels, Triangles, Mines, Bombs Can
dies, Batteries, &c. will afford the
people nice view of the whole by filing
along Penn street.
Last but not least is the Ice Cream
festival of the w. l.. Ladies Mite So-
ciety which is being held in the SKA
ting Rink on Penn street, where re-
freshments may be had all afternoon
and evening.
All preparations are being made to
make this the most enjoyable Fourth
Millheim has had for years and every
body is invited to come to town TO par
ticipate in the pleasures of the day and
witness the beautiful display of fire
works.
-kauffman' Store.
Are you weak and weary, over
worked and tired? HUod's Sarsaparilla
is just the medicine to purify your
blood and give you strength.
Miss Laura Keller, the school
teacher, left on Monday morning for
her home at Beaver Springs, Snyder
Co. Miss May Hartman, daughter of
c. w. Hartman, went along to spend
the Fourth of July with Miss Laura.
VIM Keller, a brother OF the latter,
who was up on a visit 10 his sister a
few days last week, also returned home
on Monday morning.
The Middleburgh Post says that
w. A. Brown, of SpriDg Mills, leader
of the Challenge Band of that place,
cOntemplates locating at the county
seat of Snyder county where he expects
to open business under the firm name
Of Allen q Co., general music publish
ers, special manufacturers of band in
struments and dealers in pianos, organs
ard all other musical instruments.
john Chambers, of Mifllinburg, was
here again last week with something
new. He is generalagent for n patent shut
ter worker, the invention of Daniel Roy
er of Millmont, Union Co. Pa. He had a
model of the contrivance along to show
the people how convenient and simple
the shutter may be worked. The thing
is bound to he a success in the market.
The patentee is also the manufacturer
and erected shops at Millmont for that
purpose.
"A very pleasant surprise party oc-
CURED at the National Hotel in this
place last Wednesday evening. 1t was
gotten up for Laura Shafer, the land
lords little daughter, and was partici-
pated in by about thirty of her school.
mates. The party congregated in the
parlor OF the Musser House, from where
they proceeded TO Laura's home. We
hear that the little folks had q grand
time and that Miss Laura received
quite number of nice presents.
"A. B. Herd, of Phjlipsburg, Pa,
was in town on Tuesday and gave this
Office a call, ordering his announce
ment as candidate for Register in
this weeks issue of the JOURNAL.
Mr. Herd is All intelligent young man
who we have no doubt will fill the Office